This absorbing program takes you on an illuminating journey through the careers of the fortunate, the unfortunate, the ground breaker, the spectacular, the musical, and the comical performers who have inspired millions of people since the cameras first rolled.

Take a thrill ride with ICE-T as he examines the real world of intense, tough and often dangerous professions, hobbies and lifestyles: from sandhogs, hellfighters, alligator wrestlers, and Hazmats! This the tough stuff that both heroes and thrill seekers are made of! As featured on TLC.

These two jazz giants pioneered the transition from swing to be-bop in the big band era. Songs include ‘Salt Peanuts,” “One Bass Hit,” “Oop Bob Shibam,” “Our Delight,” “2nd Balcony Jump,” “Rhythm in a Riff” and many more.

The names McKinley Morganfield and Peter Chapman might not ring any bells, but when you call them Muddy Waters and Memphis Slim and add one more name, Willie Dixon, you get a trio of veteran bluesmen who paved the way for such major rock 'n' roll bands of the Sixties and Seventies as The Beatles and The Rolling Stones.

Shout “Hi-De-Hi” and “Ho-De-Ho!” Dust off that zoot suit! The outrageous and flamboyant Cab Calloway is back in rare, vintage performances, singing and swinging as only he can, in some of his greatest numbers!

Join Casey Kasem as he counts down history’s greatest pop music performers of five different eras! Included here are rare performances by legendary artists: The Sixties, The British Invasion, the Soul Years, the San Francisco Sound, and an Elvis selection. Included are fascinating details about the various artists all told in Casey’s trademark “American Top 40” style!

He set the tone for modern jazz accompaniment with trademark syncopated piano chords. Now you can enjoy the very best of the late, great pianist and bandleader Will “Count” Basie in rare, archival performances.

Performers such as Jimmy Smit, Antonio Banderas, Sonia Braga, Raul Julia, Ricardo Montalban, Maria Conchita Alonso and Rita Moreno reflect on their experiences as Hispanic actors in this salute to Latin Americans in film and television.

Bringing to life favorite booktales! Featuring animated movies of some of the best known works of Charles Dickens, Alexander Dumas and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle such as: “The Baskerville Curse,” “Oliver Twist,” “A Christmas Carol,” “Great Expectations” and “The Corsican Brothers.” These are time-honored favorites of young and old alike.

Louis Armstrong said it best, "If you have to ask what jazz is, you'll never know." Here are some of the greatest jazz artists of the 20th century, from early pioneers through be-bop and on to more progressive musicians, in 17 rare, vintage performances.

This remarkable special sheds new light on Martin Luther King through exclusive interviews with such notables as the Reverend Jesse Jackson, Colin Powell, and Quincey Jones, plus a controversial commentary from Malcom X.

Ride with Jack and Red Crow as they follow two great American warriors, General Custer and Chief Crazy Horse, to Little Big Horn, where the Seventh Cavalry was slaughtered in the bloodiest Sioux-Cheyenne ambush in history.
Featuring Jack Palance, Floyd Westerman and Brooke Shields.

Louis Armstrong was one of the most important, influential and beloved musicians of the 20th century. Here are vintage performances, television and movie clips of “Sachmo” whose style forever altered the course of jazz.

Travel back to the birth of rhythm and blues at classic haunts such as The Apollo, The Savoy, and The Cotton Club. Swing to such hepcats as Fats Waller, Dizzie Gillespie, Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Nat “King” Cole, the immortal Billie Holiday and more in this fabulous musical special.

From his ups and downs in and out of the ring, to his ultimate resurrection as a great humanitarian, no stone is left unturned in this, the definitive biography on one of the world's most enduring and endearing heroes.

Nat “King” Cole was one of the most-admired vocalists of the 20th Century. Stardust Memories is a chance to see him perform in an intimate setting, with Cole working his magic on songs such as “I’m Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter,” “Stardust,” “How High the Moon,” and many others.

President John Fitzgerald Kennedy’s historic and touching 1963 visit to his grandparents’ homeland of Ireland is revealed here. To understand a man, especially one this complex, you must look at his past.

A boxing fan must have! This is the ONLY documentary sanctioned by the Marciano estate. This well-crafted film chronicles the life of the "Brockton Blockbuster", the only retired undefeated boxing champion in history as seen through the eyes of those who knew him best - his friends and family.

Beloved puppeteer Shari Lewis narrates Old Testament Bible stories in this children's video. Shari's joined by Florence Henderson of “Brady Bunch” fame and her puppet pal Lamb Chop as she reads several stories, including "Adam and Eve," "The Tower of Babel," "Moses and the Exodus," "Noah's Ark" and "Jonah and the Whale."

The rich tradition of four-part harmony reached its peak in the late 1950's and 40's. What had been a gospel and vaudeville vocal style was adapted to popular songs, and the Mills Brothers, along with the Delta Rhythm Boys were the premier groups that captured America's attention.

Before MTV, there was The Soundies - the first "music videos" by 20th century music greats including Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Cab Calloway, Jimmy Dorsey, Count Basie, Lena Horne, Nat King Cole and many others!

Navy Seal Craig Sawyer meets up with marksman Jamie Franks as they put fast blazing, automatic rifles to a series of tests and challenges. The final shoot off will determine the “Top Gun.” (Episode 1.)

This is the story of the design and construction of the pipe organ in Walt Disney Concert Hall, skillfully told through narration, photography, and the beautiful interweaving of performances by ten different organists.